The post was just made, and it has already been seen by more than 100,000 people.

People often say that it is bittersweet for most singers to be foreign and an idol in South Korea. Aside from the stress of living far away from home at a young age, they sometimes don't get paid the same as their Korean groupmates and have to deal with people saying they don't look "Korean enough."

A TikTok influencer went popular in South Korea a few months ago after saying that people who look like they are from East Asia are treated better than people who look like they are from Southeast Asia.

The TikToker used NewJeans member Hanni as an example, saying that she was more enthusiastically accepted in South Korea than BLACPINK's Lisa because Hanni looked "Korean-passing."

But it looks like Hanni isn't safe from this kind of criticism either, just because she looks like someone of her race.

A recent online post in South Korea has gone popular because it says that the singer looks "too Southeast Asian."

The OP (original poster) shared several pictures of Hanni with the caption, "Doesn't NewJeans' Hanni look too much like a Southeast Asian?" "She was born in Vietnam, but she moved to South Korea to become a singer," they said.

Within a day of being posted, the story had more than 100,000 views, most of which were from people defending Hanni.

Some people said that she is good at her job no matter what race she is, but others called out OP for trying to say that looking Southeast Asian is a bad thing.

"Is it a problem that someone from Southeast Asia looks like someone from Southeast Asia?"

"Out of the five NewJeans members, she is my favorite."

"It's fine as long as she's not Chinese."

"What did the designer for Gucci do? Why do you hate her so much that you would do something like that to a cute girl? Even my mom doesn't wear like her."

"But Hanni is the cutest…(a woman in her 30s who walked by)"

"What's wrong with someone from Southeast Asia looking like someone else from that area?"

"What's so bad about being from Southeast Asia…? She comes from Southeast Asia because she comes from Southeast Asia. Are you Southeast Asian if you're short and have double eyelids? Lmao. There are also a lot of them in Korea. Do you think that Koreans are born with fair skin? It doesn't matter if you have thin eyes, a face like someone from Mongolia, or a tan like someone from Northeast Asia. Southeast Asia is also full of pretty people. If they are also Chinese, the only difference is that they are natives of a different country. They look the same as people from Northeast Asia."

"She can sing, dance, and look good on stage. She is cute and pretty. What's the matter…? She is my favorite of all the 4th generation female heroes.

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Former S.E.S member Shoo (Yoo Soo Young) warmed hearts as she shared a touching moment with her twin daughters—taking them to the same wholesale market where she once worked during a difficult time in her life.

On May 8, Shoo posted several photos on Instagram showing her spending time with her twin daughters, Ra Hee and Ra Yul, at the Dongdaemun wholesale market. In the caption, she wrote, “Did everyone enjoy the holiday? I feel like I made a memory I’ll never forget for the rest of my life.”

The photos showed Shoo and her daughters smiling brightly while eating and shopping together. Her daughters, now visibly grown up, were even seen wearing similar shoes and clothes as their mom.

Shoo opened up about a painful chapter in her past. “When I was struggling, I once sold clothes I got from Dongdaemun with the help of a friend,” she shared. “I used to go there from night to early morning, picking up fleece clothes, hairpins, and shoes, thinking, ‘My kids would love this if I brought them here.’”

Now that her daughters are older, Shoo finally fulfilled that dream. “We laughed so much while shopping. We bought hairpins, socks, and clothes together,” she said. “They’ve grown so much—they can even wear the same things as me.”

Reflecting on the experience, she added, “Memories of my past flashed before my eyes. I told them how I used to work late at night, carrying heavy bags and walking around for 10 hours straight.”

Shoo emotionally concluded, “I was so happy to show my kids the nighttime world I once worked in.”

Fans who remember Shoo’s twins from The Return of Superman were touched to see how much they’ve grown. Shoo, now a proud mom of three, continues to update fans through her TV appearances and social media, showing her strength as both a mother and former idol.

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